Re: Quick question for UK-based DBAs about UKOUG Conf.

On 21/09/2007, Grant Allen <gxallen_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm just curious how "big" the conference is, usually? Chances are my> employer will foot the bill, but they'll ask some questions like "who> else is going?". Any one been before, and know how many delegates> generally turn up?

Generally a couple of thousand delegates, hundreds of talks and a
pretty big exhibition.

I've been going for the last few years, I tend to take annual leave to
attend, like Niall said the main issue is often having to choose
between 4 concurrent talks.

The only complaint I have is that over the years I've been attending
(I think 2003 was the first one I attended) the exhibition seems to
have swung away from technology vendors (my particular area of
interest) towards Apps integration/migration companies and outsource
DBA companies. I guess that's just the way the market is swinging,
it's not like UKOUG can control what businesses want to exhibit.